Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1048: VFD clothing and automobile allowances.
Status: Signed into law, February 24, 2026
Increases, from $100 to $250, the clothing and automobile allowance for an active member of a volunteer fire department (department). Provides that a unit served by a volunteer fire department shall pay the clothing and automobile allowance directly to each active and participating member of the department.
What the bill says
An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government. SECTION 1. IC 36-8-12-5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 5. (a) A unit served by a volunteer fire department shall pay directly to each active and participating member of the department: Unless otherwise provided by contract, a unit served by a volunteer fire department shall pay to each active and participating member of the department: (1) a clothing allowance of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year; and (2) an automobile allowance of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per year for the use of the member's automobile in the line of duty. (b) A contract may also provide that fees for membership in a regularly organized volunteer firefighters' association be paid by the unit on behalf of the firefighters in the volunteer fire department. HEA 1048 -- Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives President of the Senate President Pro Tempore Governor of the State of Indiana Date: Time: HEA 1048 -- Concur
Sponsors
- Randy Novak (D) · primary sponsor
- Jim Pressel (R, HD-020)
- Steve Bartels (R, HD-074)
- Moseley, Chuck (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Public Law 21
- : Signed by the President of the Senate
- : Signed by the Speaker
- : Signed by the President Pro Tempore
- : House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 274: yeas 91, nays 0
- : Motion to concur filed
- : Returned to the House with amendments
- : Senator Deery added as cosponsor
- : Senator Schmitt added as cosponsor
Votes
- HB1048.04.ENGS.CON01 (February 18, 2026): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HB1048.04.ENGS (February 12, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- HB1048.02.COMH (January 28, 2026): 89 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: FIREFIGHTERS; Fire Departments and Districts
Common questions
- What is HB1048?
- HB1048 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): VFD clothing and automobile allowances.
- What does HB1048 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the Indiana Code concerning local government.
- What is the status of HB1048?
- Signed into law as of February 24, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (February 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1048?
- Randy Novak (D), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1048?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2026/bills/house/1048
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